Snoop Dogg believes Biggie and 2Pac would be just as successful as their rap peers if they were still alive today.
During a recent appearance on Stephen A. Smith’s Know Mercy podcast, Tha Doggfather shared his thoughts on what the late rap icons’ careers might look like if they were never killed. According to Snoop, Big and ‘Pac would’ve enjoyed continued success in music, as well as outside of it, keeping up with contemporaries like JAY-Z, Nas and himself.
“Look at the peers. Biggie and Tupac are peers with Snoop Dogg, JAY-Z, Nas, and I think that’s about it,” he said. “‘Cause everybody else was before us or after us.”
Smith saluted Snoop for mentioning Nas since he believes the Queensbridge rapper deserves more credit from the Hip Hop community. The Long Beach native continued to praise Nas for his longevity and fearlessness when it comes to his business endeavors.
“So, Nas and JAY-Z, they still here. Snoop Dogg is still here, but Tupac and Biggie not here. So, what is Nas doing? He’s dropping bomb-ass albums, done great business deals, a great venture capitalist, he went to the tech side of the game in the Bay Area and made great moves.”
Snoop also mentioned Hov’s accomplishments, such as reaching billionaire status alongside his protégés LeBron James, Rihanna and Kanye West. Of course, the West Coast legend listed his own decorated résumé, before saying Biggie and ‘Pac would be just as successful as the artists in their generation still doing it.
2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G. died within seven months of each other in 1996 and 1997, respectively, during the peak of their careers. Their tragic deaths signaled the end of the East Coast-West Coast beef that dominated the latter half of their careers. Both of their murders remain unsolved.
While both men continue to be revered by many around the world, not everyone was enamored by their music. In July, Black Eyes Peas frontman will.i.am refused to pick a side in the age-old Biggie versus ‘Pac debate, revealing he isn’t a fan of either rapper.
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“When people say 2Pac and Biggie, I’m such a Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul head that I don’t like 2Pac and Biggie,” he admitted in an interview with Hip Hop Confessions. “That kind of music doesn’t speak to my spirit. I like Boogie Down Productions, KRS-One.
“If it’s 2Pac and Biggie, I don’t hold them up like that. I hold Eric B. and Rakim like that. 2Pac’s dope, don’t get me wrong. It’s not like I don’t think he’s dope. It spoke to the projects. My escape is De La/Tribe out the projects. It took me out the projects while I was still in the projects.”
IF PAC WAS ALIVE HE WOULD’VE SIGNED TO NO LIMIT IN 1998. BIGGIE WOULD’VE DROPPED AN R AND B ALBUM WITH PHARRELL IN 2004.
Chances are biggie would of completely sold out to pop music til he faded away and pac would of talked about the same shit til people got bored…
If snoop died in 97 he’d of been considered goat.. but he lives to drop 25 years of trash albums and music and now he’s not even top 20. That’s what living does
Bro you sad. Wtf
What’s sad about him? Biggie was going pop hands down. Likely would’ve had some dope hits with Ja Rule, and I don’t mean that as a diss, Ja Rules pop rap hits were awesome. Tupac I think though would’ve dropped music eventually and gotten into other businesses. And snoop… again, he only has 1 album that can be called a classic. Maybe 3 or so good albums. And 12+ junk albums minimum. I mean, “Snoop lion, I’m the reincarnation of Bob Marley”. Yeah, an African turned Jamaican who makes terrible “reggae” . That was so bad.
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Pac with be in movies acting, directing, and still making bomb azz music. Pac would be still on his Black Power movement. Biggie would be making music, have his own label, divorced Faith and left Puffy.
U forgot he Big be runnin da streetz of NY wit King Tekashi. 6ix9ine prolly team up wit Pac to make major tech investment on on da West Coast, maybe a joint album.
Some conspiracy theorists still believe 2Pac is hiding underground in Jamaica.
If both were alive today, Pac would have continued making music and would have been like Lil Wayne took Suge Knight to court to get out of his contract with Death Row records formed his own label and still b successful BIG would have left Diddy seeing him as the snake he is go on with his plan of retiring from rap and create his own label so he could b behind the scenes and let the new generation have a chance to shine in the spotlight
As I stated before No Nas no other rapper cannot be mentioned period! Nas GOAT